I've got fine hair. 3a/b-ish. chin length curls.
I sleep on a silksatin pillow case, and have tried the pineapple method. I really can't touch it too much because then my curls get out of shape. Even a gentle pineapple doesn't really work. I have tried using a scarf to protect my hair, but I find it a very unpleasant feeling.

And I don't like washing (or thoroughly wetting) my hair every morning.

that's why I need some tips. Do I have to put anything in my hair before pineapple-ing.

Thank you for your help! :)

anonymous_134725

05-17-2013 10:50 PM

Anyone please?

anonymous_133347

05-17-2013 11:44 PM

I'm beginning to think I might be unusual with my luck with second day hair (seeing as how many women complain about how they can't get it) but oh well. Here goes. I sleep on a silk pillowcase too. But I can't stand pineappling. I'm sure it's my imagination but I swear it gives me a headache. It just feels funny. So what I do is sweep my hair up over my head so I'm not laying on it. When I wake up in the morning my curls often seem fuzzy, wavy and bent out of shape in many places. That's no problem. I part my hair into two sides, left and right. I wet my palms with water from the sink and sweep down each side gently. I don't soak my hair. I'm talking a slight dampening. Then I typically take a dime size of leave in conditioner and sweep it over the body of my hair (between my palms) for a bit of slip. I do this on each side. I like to use Shea Moisture's Curl & Shine milk or Kinky Curly Knot today for this but you could use anything probably. Some watered down rinseout as well. So yes, smooth down. Then I gently, very gently, finger comb between ringlets, curls, waves, and pieces of hair that have gotten tangled or are overlapping or that have just plain come apart. The water and pinch of conidtioner helps the clumps reform somewhat and puts my hair back in order so it's laying as it should. More vertical, less horizontal with tangles and/or frizz. Then I take a bit of refreshing product, typically a dime size again, then I smooth on and scrunch up. For this I like to use gellies or curl creams, I guess. FSG, SM Curl Enhancing Smoothie, Kinky Curly Knot Today. Just smooth on and over the body of your hair. Scrunch up. Presto! Unfrizzy curls, looking as good if not better than the first day. Also, since I've only dampened my hair very slightly it is always dry in fifteen minutes or less. Again, I realize this is just me. I'm porous so my hair is not easily weighed down and I can add product back in. And my curl pattern, while loose, is strong enough that it can be resuscitated with a modicum of effort. I'm talking five minutes tops. Maybe three. And I also think the weather has a lot to do with it. I don't have to deal with humidity so my hair is very predictable. I hope this helps you. I realize it won't work for everyone but it's tried and true for me. I can get to four day hair with this routine.

FloridaCurly

05-18-2013 05:48 AM

My routine is somewhat similar to dusalocks. I have a chin length bob so I don't section out my hair. I rub a pea-size amount of SM Curl & Shine milk (I couldn't use this per directions because it weighed my hair down but it works great this way - and I get to use up the product!) in my hands and spray two pumps of SS Protein Spray (my hair loves protein), rub my hands together, smooth down canopy, and then gently rake through my curls. I end up with wavier hair, think beach waves, but I like the look and I particularly like not having to totally restyle my hair. I do this for third day hair too. I live in a humid climate with dews now in the 70's and it's still working!

Firefox7275

05-18-2013 07:30 AM

Waterlily716 on YouTube has some good videos on second day hair.

anonymous_134725

05-18-2013 03:28 PM

thank you dusalock and floridacurly. I will try your methods. I hope they will work for me.

Firefox, I know :) I'm a fan of her videos <3

Only I hope I will find a leave-in conditioner. I live belgium (in europe)
the only one I came across so far was a leave in by Yes To.

frizzinfla

05-18-2013 04:12 PM

FloridaCurly - Thanks for the tip re SM milk. It's too heavy and over-conditioning when I use as recommended, but will try using it on second day hair.

FloridaCurly

05-19-2013 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by frizzinfla
(Post 2171472)

FloridaCurly - Thanks for the tip re SM milk. It's too heavy and over-conditioning when I use as recommended, but will try using it on second day hair.

Frizzinfla - you are welcome! I really use very little of the SM milk. You have longer hair than me so you could probably use a bit more. The amount I use very thinly coats my hands (after I'm done with my hair I rub my hands together like putting on hand lotion - makes my hands soft and they smell good.) From our usernames we are both Florida girls and that can wreak havoc on our hair. I have trouble using glycerin in the summer so that is why I use the SM milk because there is no glycerin in it.

FrizzBgone

05-20-2013 01:31 PM

I've had a lot of luck lately with 2nd and 3rd day hair. I only do 3rd day hair on the weekends or if I don't have time to do my hair. While my hair is passable for 3rd day, I don't like the feel of it.

My hair length is a longer bob. I pull my hair up in a pineapple; not all of it is pulled up. My hair is too short to get all of it up. I sleep on a silk pillowcase. I tried satin pillowcase at first, but it didn't work for me. Satin is a synthetic fibre and it makes me sweat. Silk, on the other hand, is a natural fibre. I don't swear and my hair is much better.

Before going to bed I scrunch in a product. It seems to protect my hair from getting frizzy overnight. I've tried several different products. Lately my favourite is Komaza Coconut Hair Pudding. I scrunch some in to the hair I have pulled up. Whatever is left in my hands, I scrunch in to the hair that was too short to pull up.

The next morning I take out the scrunchie and shake my hair out. I scrunch in some Komaza Califia Moisturizing Cream. It prevents frizz from forming through the day.

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hiplengthcurls

07-03-2013 12:30 AM

Second Day Curls

On my wash day I leave on a deep conditioner by Giovanni then do the loc method, then for second day hair I just spray with water and/or watered down Giovanni, and I put the Giovanni hard hold styling gel on, this gel lifts my curls up and makes my hair come to life. It would otherwise droop and I would have to finger comb. If I feel like my hair is getting dry then I would do the loc method again, and When I do that I always finger comb for even distribution. For me, I have two options, finger combing and/or gel. Finger combing reshape a my curls and gets the products to adhere to my strands without dry spots. But even then I have to follow up with gel because my hair gets flat.

I've got fine hair. 3a/b-ish. chin length curls.
I sleep on a silksatin pillow case, and have tried the pineapple method. I really can't touch it too much because then my curls get out of shape. Even a gentle pineapple doesn't really work. I have tried using a scarf to protect my hair, but I find it a very unpleasant feeling.

And I don't like washing (or thoroughly wetting) my hair every morning.

that's why I need some tips. Do I have to put anything in my hair before pineapple-ing.

Thank you for your help! :)

anonymous_134725

07-05-2013 02:55 PM

I haven't really heard of the loc method but tried something like that first made my hair wet, then put oil on it and then conditioner. And then gel. Have had a few compliments that it looked so good. It pretty much recovered my hair and made it a lot less dry.

CurlyInTheFog

07-05-2013 05:33 PM

I'm using the SM Milk thinned with quite a bit of water, with a little oil added. This seems to be working pretty well. My main issue is that with clipping my hair up during the day, I lose curl in the front but not the back, so the front is very loose and the back is very curly. Still figuring that one out. Has anyone used just a bit of KCCC, maybe thinned with water, to scrunch up curls next day?

ETA: It's probably about a pea-sized amount of the SM and a drop or two of oil. My hair is about BSL wet and very thick.

Samanthascurlz

07-05-2013 06:35 PM

Have you tried a little coconut oil? I use that on second day hair.

meggle

07-05-2013 06:44 PM

What is the loc method?

CurlyInTheFog

07-05-2013 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by meggle
(Post 2187740)

What is the loc method?

If you google "loc method," lots of info will come up. Basically, it's laying Liquid (water), Oil, Cream to help seal in moisture. What I want to know is if it works as well if you mix all three together, which is what I'm doing now (water, oil, SM Milk). Too much manipulation doesn't seem to make my hair too happy, so doing something three times may not work all that well.

Samanthascurlz

07-05-2013 07:46 PM

I am wondering if this LOC method takes in the PH of products and the actual moisturizers of products. I need to do more research. It seems it is a lot more sealing. But this is very interesting.